Qanate Kurdo or Kanat Kalashevich Kurdoev, (Kurdish: Qanatê Kurdo; 1909 –1985), was a Kurdish philologist and professor. He was born in Susuz in Russian Empire and developed Kurdish studies in various fields.[1]

Biography

In 1928, he went to Saint Petersburg to continue his studies, where he attended the Language, history and literature department of University of Leningrad. He received his PhD in 1941. When World War II was reaching its end, Kurdo became part of the "Faculty of Oriental Studies in Leningrad where he taught Kurdish in the Department of Iranian Studies".[1] In 1961, he became the head of the new Kurdology section of the faculty (Kurdskij Kabinet), "which Joseph Orbeli had established in 1959".[1]

References

Sources

• Blau, Joyce (2006). "KURDOEV, QENĀTĒ". Encyclopaedia Iranica.

Further reading

• Boyik, Eskerê (October 27, 2004), QANATÊ KURDO: ZANYARÊ KURD Ê BI NAV Û DENG (PDF) (in Kurdish), Peyama Kurd (published November 5, 2004), p. 15, archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2005, retrieved June 28, 2009
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• Hin lêkolîn û berhemên li ser zimanê Kurdî (List of works on the Kurdish language) (see Kurdoev)

На других языках

[de] Qanatê Kurdo

[ru] Курдоев, Канат Калашевич